The first matchup of the NL West favorites lived up to the hype, with Padres manager Jayce Tingler calling it baseball the way it was meant to be.
Perhaps the Royals and Danny Duffy thought Kansas City sports fans could use some good news.
The Chicago Cubs become just the second team in baseball history to have its entire infield be named All-Star starters.
Eric Hosmer went from World Series champion to hero Wednesday night, when he rescued a girl from being trampled after the Royals star was swarmed by fans following a Justin Bieber concert.
The St. Louis veteran moved into third place behind Ivan Rodriguez (13) and Johnny Bench (10) for the most Gold Gloves at the position.
New York Mets starter Noah Syndergaard sent a message to the Royals with the first pitch of Game 3. In case it failed to resonate, he followed up with a combative salvo after the game.
